Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lopez
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 15, 2011No. 10-P-855PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWolohojian, J.
A grand jury indicted the defendants of the crimes of unarmed robbery, see G. L. c. 265, § 19(b), and murder in the first degree on a theory of felony-murder, see G. L. c. 265, § 1. The defendants moved to dismiss the murder indict*391ments on the ground that the grand jury heard insufficient evidence to support them.2 In an extremely thoughtful memorandum of decision and order, a Superior Court judge allowed the motions, from which the Commonwealth now appeals. See Mass.R.Crim.P. 15(a)(1), as appearing in 422 Mass. 1501 (1996). Because we conclude that the evidence before the grand jury was…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WelanskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. MatchettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. LopezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. Debrito-LopezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2019
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